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Videoing from a moving Bike without too much shake?
J. Chisholm wrote:
Rob Morley wrote: In article , Ian Jackson says... In article , zzapper wrote: At the weekend I wanted to film from my bike using a simple hand-held camera. Well I decided that the results were just too shaky. I also learnt that I needed to cycle slower, that I can correct, but any tips/ experience on reducing the shaking? Fix the camera to the bike, or to your clothing ? Gaffer-tape or string may do the trick. It's the bike that's transmitting road shock to the camera, so fixing it more rigidly will only exacerbate the problem. I'd thought of using my handlebar bag. I'd line it with foam and then tape the camera to an engineering brick. The foam would absorb the shocks, and the brick would give extra inertia to the camera to stop vibrations. Hmm. Clearly what's *wanted* is a bike mounted steadicam. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steadicam Anything that can smooth out a running cameraman could *easily* smooth out the ripple-vibration from a bike. In fact, it would be overkill. So I wonder, can a "lesser" (and cheaper...) steadicam be improvised that's good enough for a camera mounted bike? BugBear (who added some cross posting to photographic and engineering groups) |
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Videoing from a moving Bike without too much shake?
bugbear wrote:
Hmm. Clearly what's *wanted* is a bike mounted steadicam. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steadicam Anything that can smooth out a running cameraman could *easily* smooth out the ripple-vibration from a bike. In fact, it would be overkill. So I wonder, can a "lesser" (and cheaper...) steadicam be improvised that's good enough for a camera mounted bike? Ah. Given the right keywords, all seaches are simple: http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY%...y-Cam---mount/ http://www.instructables.com/id/Upda...ted-steadicam/ BugBear |
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